right now lease one of four volkswagen models for under $200 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. >>> >>> the amount of land being set aside to grow wheat, corn and soy is this year expected to be the largest since the early years of the reagan administration. that's making some people optimistic that we can return to more normal food prices in due course. let's get to jane wells who's in a field. >> reporter: that's right, simon. now a year ago america was expecting a record corn crop. then came the drought. this year we are expecting a record corn crop. we'll see. the weather service says it's going to be warm and dry over the next few months. wells fargo expects corn to go to 6 bucks. kurt already planted corn in texas and it's starting to emerge. up in nebraska, some are not planting until next month. he had such a horrible year in 2012 due to the drought that he's doubling down on crop insurance. >> we had some snow and some rain to make up a little bit, but i would say we're still 12 inches below normal in this area of northeast nebraska. and so i'm